104-10427-10043 , ) �"' � 11 :01 Cf)nt:r;'-: � than Calowlar No, 001 House Eept. No. 91-1761 � i REPORT TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL AND S[J1PLEMENTAL VIEWS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS U.S. 110US E OF REPRESENTATIVES ,0(1$.0L1494/ ;Oft � , r7 /1:7,9s n, 61 ...06801 '0,17,4"%).� � /0A, ort. -Q-�,�..../4 /iv 44/,,./ 6,7AbieoL7 Vas � .10* I>ncEmaErt 31, Dn.�Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 69-00(1 WASHINGTON : 197C LiciA7 ������ ;41 czto � ' LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS, Washingtou, D.C., December 81, 1976. Hon. EnmuNn L. M:NSHAW, Jr., Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. IlEssumv: On behalf of the `souse Select Committee on Assassinations .and pursuant to the mandate of House Resolution 1540, I am transmitting herewith to the House of Representatives the report of the committee representing the results of the committee's investigation and study since its inception on September 17, 1970. The report includes the recommendations of the committee with respect to continued investigation by .the House of Representatives of the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. I would like, at this time, to express the deep appreciation of the committee to the committee staff for its excellent work on this phase of the Select Committee's investigation. I note, on my retirement from the House of Representatives, the fine start which has been made on this investigation, for whose initia-tion I have worked over the past years. It is my sincere hope that the House will see fit to proceed with the investigation in the same thorough and professional manner in which it has begun. Sincerely, Enclosure: Report. THOMAS N. DOWNING, � Chairman. � ����� TABLE OF CONTENTS raga � I. Introduction 1 II. The Committee's Initial Actions 3 III. Preliminary Investigation and Analyses 4 IV. Staff and Budget Requirements 5 V. Recommendations 6. Budget, Summary-1077 7 ' Additional views of. Henry B. Gonzalez, M.0 10 Supplemental views of Congresspersons Louis Stoles, Walter E. Fmintroy, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, and Harold E. Ford 12 Supplementary views of Congressman Charles Thone 14 Additional views by US. Representative Christopher J. Dodd, of Connecticut 15 91TH CONGRESS-9(1 ,...S'es�N ionI. HOUSE OF REPRESE{NTATIVES Ri:vora No. 91-17S1 RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ASSASSINATIONS DECEMIsErt 31, 1076.�Comtnitted to the Committee of the 'Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. DOWNING, from the Select Committee on Assassinations submitted the following REPORT ^ . . � ' ' I. INTRODUCTION Twelve years have passed since the Warren Conunission release& its report -finding that Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of President John F. Kennedy. � Eight years have passed since Judge W. Preston Battle of the Shalby County, Tenn., Criminal Court accepted James Earl Rays plea of guilty to the murder of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The passage of time has not healed the national trauma. caused by these assassinations. In the ensuing yeDrs, old doubts have remained and new disturbing questions have been raised as additional evidence has come to light. . , � � The following are just a few examples of these new issues: (1) Did the Central Intelligence Agency deliberately avoid furnish-ing critical information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation which would have resulted in the surveillance of Lee Harvey Oswald prior to the assassination of President Kennedy? If so, why? � , (2) Was critical evidence withheld from the Warren Commission? If so, why? � . The U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Opera-tions, in a jx�port released April 23, 1076, concluded that the per-formance o, U.S. intelligence agencies was defective both with respect to the investiaation of the _assaqsinatiou _of President Kennedy as well as the reporting to the WaiTen Commission, That report states in part: . ��� � - � � � �� � � � � � � In the days following the assassination of President Kennedy, nothing was more important to this country than to determine the facts of his death; no one single event � has shaken the. countrYrinore. Yet the evidence the Com-� Mittee has -.developed suggests that, for different�kreasons, � both the CIA and the �FBI� failed in, or avoided carrying out.; certain of their responsibiliti6S in this matter.' * � * *� � �*. The Committee emphasizes that it has not uncovered any evidence sufficient to jnstifya conclusionfliTit there was a. ecAs_pi:rac.y-to----assassinate PresidentTlienn-e-dY.--The Cain-.: mittee-,-Las, however, developed evidence which impeaches �the process by which the intelligence agencies arrived at their own conclusions about the assassination, and by which � they . provided information to the Warren Commission. This evidence indicates that the investigation of the assassina-tion was deficient and that facts which *might have substantiallv � I effected the course of the investigation were not provided the Warren Commission or. those individuals within the FBI and 'CIA, as well as other agencies of .Covernment who. were charged .with investigating the assassination. (Emphasis supplied.) � � � 11.R:.1781-2 - , 2 (3) There are reports of intensive surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King by domestic intelligence agencies, including the FBI. Who and where were these agents at the time of Dr. King's assassination? Do � they have any evidence concerning the assassination or any .plans to commit it? Was this surveillance deliberately curtailed prior to the assassination? And, if so, why? ' (4) There are reports that there were unusual transfers of personnel by the Memphis Tire and Police Departments on April 3 and April 4, 396S, which may oft may not have affected the seturity of Dr. King. If so, why were these transfers made and at whose �direction? � Over the years repeated disclosures of agency misconduct, foreign assassination attempts concealed information, destruction of evi-dence and possible deliberate misinformation have, fostered among om� citizens ellSping lack of confidence in-Governinent agencies. � ' 'AS a resfilt,' there has been a -0-eV:Mg sense of national colicern about the...adequacy_ and:integrity:of- the Ctrigimainvesticrations. The history of these assassinations has -demonstrated that the passage of more tinie will only increase that concern, and only 'a thorough- and definitive inquiry at this time will resolve the growing doubts. � On September 17, 3976, the House of Representatives rose to this 'challenge. It created the Select Committee on Assassinations (II. I.Zes. 1540) with the mandate. to conduct a "full and complete investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of John F. Kennedy and the death of Martin Luther King, jr., and of any others the Select Committee'shall determine." � The members Of the Select Committee recognized the need to re-solve certain preliminary matters in the 3 months remaining before the close of the 94th Congress. With ayealistic .appraisal of the task in mind, staffing and budget levels were determined. Threshold inves-tigative inquiries were begun. With the advent of the new Congress the committee is. now prepared to proceed with the investigation. � The committee undertook ilfilegislative mandate with the recog-nition of its responsibility to. the American public. The purpose of this mandate is to investigate and provide the facts relating. to both assassinations and to do so in a manner which will be crectiVe, pro-fessional, ethical and will reflect well on the integrity of ConeTess, Pursuant to this mandate, the committee will make recommenda-tions regarding. the adequacy of existing laws relating to the assassina-tion of the�President of the United States, conspiracy, deprivation of civil rights, and the investigatory�authority and capability of agencies and departments of the United Sthtes government: The committee has received widespread siipport for this legislative investigation. An assistant counsel to the Warren Commission, citing recent disclosures of documents which were withheld from the Warren Commission, strongly urged the reopening to the investigation. He stressed that "the conduct of the Commission and of the agencies upon' which it relied should be carefully examined and any new information be fully pursued." The important questions, he said, are "not only how and why Presi-dent Kennedy was assassinated, but how such events can be effectively investigated!' He was joined by another assistant counsel to the 'Warren Commission who has endorsed "a full and thorough investiga-tion of both assassinations." C't 3 In the case of the King assassination', the committee was provided with the results of a 1975 investigation conducted by the Atlanta, Ga., Bureau of Police Services. The report. states in part: " '" * even .a. cursory examination of certain information presented to us elicits some very interesting series of coincidences which would appear to merit investigation by appropriate agencies." The report urges that a new investigation be undertaken in order to reach "a more defini-tive position on the circumstances surrounding the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." . Ii. THE COMMITTEE'S INITIAL ACTIONS The committee's first task was the selection and appointment, of a *chief counsel and director. . The committee obtained the serxices of Richard kt, S, pArne. Mr. Sprague served as First AITO Assistant llistrict rney of Philadelphia, Pa., from �June 1966, until December 1974, He hits represented the � Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as prosecuting attorney in more than 10,000 criminal trials. SerVinglis Special Prosecutor for Washing-ton County, Pa., he was respOnsible for the investigation and subse-quent prosecution of the Yablonski murder cases, As Special Assistant to the Attorney General ortrie tInited States, be was responsible for the conviction of W. A. 'Tony" Boyle, the-deposed. president of the . United Aline Workers. The -C-Oinifiittee considered the necessity of expedit7iously . on both investigations. it felt that ne* evidence pertaining to either the Kennedy or King assassination,should be pursued immediately, .. that further delay would be unwarranted. � �. Thus, the committee decided to pursue each investigation simul-taneously. It organized itself into two subcommittees: one, chaired by Walter E. Fauntroy to direct the King investigation; the other, chaired by Richardson Prayer to pursue the Kennedy probe. All members of the Full Committee will be active in both investigations. The committee agreed upon the need for a staff of 170. This figure . proVideii-TOr-ti,vo investmative teams of approRriffiireIT15 attorneys and 25 investigators. ,e_ac-h. It is 'the intention of the aitiniiffee-to recriiit- the best, talent within this Nation. The committee believes it can attract dedicated professionals in the field of criminal investigaL� Lion with broad expelience and ability, who will view this call as a professional challenge as well as an opportunity for public service. . Substantial progress has been made in this area. ' Finally, the committee decided unanimously not, to conduct the investigations under deadlines.. One reason for this is to avoid a situation where an agency, individual or �group might engage in delaying tactics in an attempt to outlast the committee. The Warren Commission, which -was under intense pressure to resolve the question of responsibility for the Kennedy assassination � quickly, produced its final report within 10 months. That Commission . did not have an independent investigative staff and conducted its - proceedings in closed hearings. These factors, which may or may . not have influenced the outcome of the Commission's investigation, � have nevertheless contributed to the increasing challenges ,to that, - Commission's conclusions. � � a ^ 4 With the passage of time since the original investigations, there is to longer the pressure to arrive at quick conclusions. The Select * Committee, with the advantage of hindsight, with independent investigators, and Without -artificial deadlines, will conduct the full, dispassionate, and comprehensive investigation that is necessary. � To the extent that it does not, impede or impair the inteeTity_sl the investigation, the committee intends to ireld_opprk_licaring$,_ These sessions willThe ard�as the investigations lead to verifiable conclusions, which either prove or disprove prior findings or allega-tions. In observinr� .the various witnesses and being able to observe their demeanor and judge their credibility, the American public: .will have a greater basis for confidence in ultimate conclusions. These� sessions will also, enable the public to observe the investigation as it unfolds. � - � '. ��� � - � III. pntumixAnv INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSES � � In the 3 months since its .establislunent the Select Committee has initiated preliminary investigations into new and previously un-pursued leads in both assassinations. While we cannot yet verify the results of our preliminary investigations, we can provide two examples which are representative of the investigative activity that. the committee has undertaken. . . On November 26, 1976, committee staff questioned extensively an ex-CIA agent regardinc, his personal knowledge of conversations between Lee` Harvey Oswald and personnel within the Soviet and Cuban Embassies in Mexico City. . . � - A As ft result of the initial 'questioning, members of the Kennedy Subcommittee held an executive session on November 27. Based on information obtained during . the hearing, staff members . were dis-patched to Mexico where they located and interviewed new witnesses. These witnesses had novei"been sought out before by any investigam, tive body, notwithstanding the fact that *thriV had important informa-tion come 'fling Stateirients by .I.e*.: a HarVey.7QSWdifi-ik.faia-o�Within-60 days of the assirritition of PfeSident Kennedy. . . . With respect to the assassination Ottcr: King, committee counsel obtained relevant information from a witness who had never been interviewed' before by. any investigative agency. This witness has stated that James Earl Ray related to him the fact that after Ray fled to Europe, Ray contacted another peismi from whom he teceiveil � . further' instructions to aid iiii his continuing flight. In other areas of inquiry) committee staff. has interviewed persons. with new relevant information who had never been contacted by :my investigative agency. The committee intends to continue to pursue such information. � In addition to pursuing other new investigative leads, the coin-� mittee has been conductiwg. an intensive analysis of the evidence available in both assassinations in order to define and determine the nature and scope of the inquiry. . 1 With respect to the Kennedy investigation, the chief counsel presented the committee with a list of hundreds of questions which must be resolved. The committee also has identified several hundred witnesses who must be interviewed. The committee has taken p tositive steps to insure tha it will preserve all relevant material in the possession of investigative agencies. Ithas issued several stilipenas duces tecum to insure evidence will. be made avail-abler-The committee has been informed that the Central In (elli-. gence Agency alone is in possession Of More than 00 cartons of =W-I iftls relating to the assassmation.of President. Kennedy and the activi-ties of Lee Harvey Oswald prior to that assassination) � , - - With respect to the assassination of Dr. 1.(ing7The coinmittee's . initial examination of the events and circumstances during the period: of James Earl Ray's escape from prison in Missouri in 1967 until his. capture and subsequent extradition from England in 190S gave rise to hundreds of questions. .The committee has completed a detailed analy-sis of the stipulations of fact contained in the guilty -plea of Ray in March 1069.-The committee noted that during the.coursnof the plea proceedings, Ray rose to advise the court that he did not concur with statements made by both the State prosecutor and his own attorney, that there had not been a conspirvy to assassinate Dr. King. . . The committee does not mean to imply that there was or was not a .. cons ihrticy. it mereliindicates. that this is one of , the areas Nalleh ' , 1* res further investigation; especially in view of the failure to obtan . It full statement of involvement, from Ray by the T,ennessee authorities: . Two staff members of the Select Committee traveled to Memphis, Tenn. and compiled a 76-page index of materials Contained in only one .of.the evidentiary files. The Federal. Bureau of Investigation has . advised committee staff .that it has more than SO volumes of materials on - the . assassination and subsequent investigation into that assassi-nation. . .. . . .. . . . . . . � . . . . . � To insure the preservation of certain evidence and documents the. : Soled Committee voted and issued a total of 12 sulipenas.duces tecum � related to evidence .in the asassination.of Dr. King. � � .. 'The. Select 'Committee is cognilant of the significant accomplish-ments of other independent investigations by the. Congress. A quan-tum of evidence relevant to our investigations has been accumulated by various committees and select, Committees of the House of Repre-sentatives and the Senate. To date, contacts by committee staff have demonstrated a, willingness on the part, of both Houses a Congress, their Members and various committees .to cooperate in making those materials available to this committee. . , . . On the basis of these numerous areas of inquiry and the necessity . to preserve evidence already under subpena, the. Select Committee .unanimously recommends to the 95th- Congress that the Select Com-mittee on Assassinations be immediately' reestablished to continue the ifivestigetion. . � ., - . . .. . . , ' IV. STAFF AND BUDGET REQUIREMENTS . . � � The committee wishes to�emphasize that the unprecedented nature of the task identified in House Resolution 1540 makes past methods of determining the Select Committee's budget inappropriate. � The committee feels strongly that the integrity of this investigation is contingent upon the independence of our investigative efforts. The ekcentive branch agencies, which were utilized in the past, ate the very agencies whose previous performance may be the subject. of a part or this investigation. The committee, therefore, cannot employ the services of the executive branch agencies. Both the size of the staff and the budget requirements are predicated on the necessity of conducting a comprehensive, impartial investigation. The �committee submits the following .comparative. analysis of budget and staffing levels of certain previous investigations as a standard by which our recommendations may be measured: Warren Conmis�Cion,. � . - - : . stair: S3. � . . :. - _ ...... . Duration: 10 months. ' � ' . . . .. The-Vir.i-Caiiinission did not possess an independent investiga-tive staff. For investigative purposes, 'they relied on the Federal indicating the level of support provided to the Warren Commission intelligence agencies. .We have been able to amass the fo..11o.whi figures, .g by each agency. . .. 2a3,:f.: Provided 150 full-tim_o_Lqtnts who in turn conducted 25,000 interviews and stibinitted 2,300 reports totaling 25,400 pages. They also provided secretarial and clerical assistance. . : Provided 12 full-time and part-tine professionals. They also 'provided gecretariat-iiiid-re-refieTirassiaiiigii: . . -.7 .� � � ' � � . Secret Setvice:-Provideedier-60-Tull-time professionals who con-dutteirIXtr interviews and 'submitted SOO ..reportS totaling 4,600 pages. They also provided secretarial and clerical assistance. Jusle Department: Provided at .least 4 full-time professionals. � gaiWITIQaftment: Provided certain professional support.. � --TStinfiltes that between � their �Internal Security Inspection SeeVice and their Intelligence Division, they provided 6 staff-.ye_ais of support. . � FBI Investigation. Re: Patty Hearst ' � . , � � I! 1: � The only figures available for this investigation are for the first 3-month period. During this initial 90-day span, the FBI spent $2,600,-000. Figures for the 'limber of staff employed are. also unavailable. New York State Special Nursing Hotne Investigation . . This investigation of abuse of the medicaid program by nursing homes has a total staff of 421. The staff includes 65 lawyers, 156 auditors, 100 investigators, and 300 support personnel. Its present yearly budget is $6,000,000. In addition it utilizes 40 sitting grand juries, the cost of which is not included in the SG,000,000. � The committee feels that the staff and �budget requirements it has identified at the end of this report are at minimal levels necessary to conduct comprehensive and independent investigations of the assassi-nation of President Kennedy. and. Dr. King. . � V. RECO3IMENDATIONS The committee end, indeed, the 04th Congress by the passage of .House Resolution 3540 recognized that there are many lingering doubts as to the comprehensiveness and credibility of prior investiga-tions into each of these assassinations. The questions which arise from even a preliminary analysis and investigation are legion. Thus, the Select Committee unanimously and unequivocally recommends: � (1) That the House of Representatives immediately mova to con-tinue the investigation of the circumstances surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy and the death of Dr. Martin Luther Jr. 7 (2) That the I rouse immediately re-e(-04th the Select Committee to insure thit t evidence which k currently under subpoena will remain intact. and .under the continuing control of the I louse and to insure that there is no delay in. the ongoing inyeAigations. � . (3) That.. the I louse approve the budget as set forth herein. � Scica Committee on AsNossinations-lludgdi �summary, 1977 I. Salaries $3, 635, 600 II. Travel-Domestic 1, 081, 200 III. Travel-In ternati on al .180, 000 � 1V. Consultant services - .. 155, OM V. Witnesses � � 78, 000 NE. Stationery and supplies 117, 000 VII. Telvlione and telegraph 425, 000 VIII. Equipment-Purchase 0 34, 350 IX. Equipment-Lease � 141, 000 X. Reproduction, printing, and graphic l 25, 000 XI. Rooks. and periodicals 1, 5, 000 XII. Miscellaneous 60, 000 � - Total 0 6, 531, 050 '��.� � � I. Salaries: �� � A. (1) director.. � 39, GOD � 13. (3)� deputy chief counsels at S3.6,000. � 108, 000. �. 0. � (1) chief investigator ' � � 30, 000 D. ($0) staff counsels (14 grade 3 at 828,000 to 834,000; �� 12 grade 2 at. 820,000 to 828,000; 4 grade 1 at � � � � 812 000 to 820,000) 832, 000 (5(') staff 'investigators (2 deputy chiefs at 830,000; � � 16 grade 3 at 824,000 to $28,000; 16 grade 2 at 813,000 . to $24,000; 16 grade 1 at 812,000 to 818,000) � � 1, 084, 000 F. (5) legal unit � (1 �deputy chief counsel at 836,000; � - � 2 grade 3 at $28,000 to .$34,000; � 2 grade 2 at � � � $20,000 to 823,000) � 152, 000 G. (30) document analysis and research unit (1 chief of �� unit at 834,000; 2 deputy chiefs of unit at 824,000 to $30,000; 4 senior researchers at 818,000 to ".� � 824,000; 7 staff researchers at 810,000 to 818,000r � � 11 document clerks at $8,000 to 812,000; 1 Senior � � computer analyst at 825,000; 4 computer analysts at � $16,000 to 820,000) � � 497, 000 II. (4) polygraph/PS El unit. (4 at 830,000) � . � 120, OUU l. (2) security unit-830,000 and $16,000 � 46, 000 -J. (9) administrative/budget unit (I chief administrator at 834,000; 1 chief clerk at 825,000; 2 executive . � assistants at 825,000; 2 task force ;Managers at. . ' S18,000; 1 cditor/hisrorian at 822,000; 1 public' � � information officer at $34,000; 1 budget "officer at 830,000) 231, 000 K. (35) secretarial/clerical (35 at $10,000 to $16,000).- 490, 000 . Total (170) � II. Travel-Domestic: A. Attorneys/investigators � (SO traveling-2 times per month, 5-day duration): Transportation-1,920 trips at 8400 76S, 000 Per diem-1,920 trips at $250 480, 000 Subtotal .� � 1, 248, 000 . � .===== IL Travel�Domestic�Continued ' . l' � a 41 � o 1; � tl; B. Chief, deputy counsels, polygraph/PS) unit, legal, unit and administrative (15 traveling-3, times per � month, 3-day � duration): Transportation-540 trips at $400 Per diem-540 trips at $IP 210, 000 SI, 000 Subtotal 297, 000 C. Document analysis and research unit (5 traveling-1 time per month, 5-day duration): . � Transportation-60 trips at $400 24, 000 Per diem-0 trips at $250 15, 000 Subtotal_ 39, 000 D. Committee members: . . Full Committee (2 meetings-2-day duration): � Transportation-22 trips at $450_ 9 - Per diem-22 trips at .$100 2, 290909 Subcommittee�executive sessions (2 traveling-3 . � times per month, 2-day duration): : Transportation-72 trips at $450 32, 400 Per diem-72 trips at $100 7, 200 1� : Subtotal . . 30, 000' , . III. Travel�International: A. Committee members and staff � (8 traveling 12 times per year, 5-day duration): . . Transportation-90 tripsat $1,500 144, 000 . Per diem-90 trips at $3.75 30, 000 Subtotal , , 54.700 � E. Stenographie/se.cretarial/clerical (2 traveling-3 times � � per month, 2-day duration): _Transportation-72 trips at $400 28, $OO Per diem-72 trips at $100 7, 200 F. Local travel�staff (Washington, D.C., $50 per day times 250) 12, 500 Total ���1, 084, 200 ;11 . . Total � ' 180, COO - ill ... � � IV. Consultant services: � . ; �1 . A. Forensic (i.e.. medical; ballistics). � ;t! B. Experts�fingerprinting, handwriting, document. an-alysis, criminalists (i.V. fiber, hair, clothing), nentron activation analysts, voice prints, electronic, photo-graphic. ; .: � . . .. . C. Translators�audiovisual, etc.: Fee: 1,000 man-days at $100 100, 000 Travel (100 trips-3-day duration): Transportation-100 trips at 8400 40, 000 Per diem�JOG trips at $150 15, OGO Total 155,000 V: Witness. es : A. Travel (78 trips, 3-day duration): Transportat-ion-78 trips at-40O .... - � 31,200 Per diem-78 trips at $150_ 11,700 B. Security: 120 days at $300 30, 000 Total 78, 000 ii 9 VI. St atineery and supplies: A. Startup allowance, 170 times $300 13. Itesupply, 170 times $300 C. Special supplies such as tapes, etc Total VII. Telephone and telegraph: A. Basic service ' B. Long distance-300 days times $1,250 Total ....._ 425,000 , (Note: The basic service amount has been fur-� - nished by the Chesapeake-Potomac Telephone Cc,. representative. Long distance ' charges have been estimated at 250 Calls per day at an average . � cost of $5 per call.) a . :VIII. Equipment�purchme: .. . A. Tape recorders (25 at $150; 2 at $300) T. � 4, 350 " . B. 'Cameras, 'projectors, screen, ete _ 2;000 � . � C. Polygraphs (2 at $2,800) . - 5, GOO . . D. Stress evaluators (2 at $4,000)' - � 8, 000 E. Miniphone recording devices (2 at $2,200) 4, 400. P. Security devices for staff office. 10, 000 51, noo 51, ow 15, 000 117,� COO 50, 000 375,.000 Total 34, 350 � , IX. Equipment�Lease:-� A. '.Xerox-3 at $12,000 , 30, 000 B. IBM Memory Typewriter-2 at $2,500 �" "5, 000 C. Computer services 100, 000 : Total 141, 000 � (Note: The major portien of the committee's com-puter service needs will be handled through the facilities of the Committee on House Administra-� tion. The direct charges to the Select Committee will be $57,600 for computer terminals. There will be other charges which have yet to be determined � by the Committee On House Administration.) � X. Reproductions, printing, and graphics: This Allowance ie needed for the development of films, enlargements, special printing, art work, graphics, etc 25, 000 XI. Books/periodicals: This amount is needed for books, literature, periodicals, newspapers, etc 5, 000 XII. Miscellaneous: Contingency allowance (this amount is a con-tingency allowance representing approximately 1 'percent of .the budget to allow for underestimating in the various ex-pense categories and to provide for unanticipated expenses) 50, 000 � ���". .� � I;! � t !i I t t i I it I t ADDITIONAL VIEWS OF HENRY B. GONZALEZ . .. I completely support the recommendation of the committee, urge that the .95th Congress immediately reestablish it, and that a budget be approved in the full amount requested. ... . If ever a legislative effort began with less promise, it was the work of this Select Committee. The 'committed began its work ia the waning days of the 94th Congress, had no staff, no offices, no time. to organize properly, and no time to prepare or carry out the study it was com-missioned to do. The committee has, however; accomplished more than anyone could have thought possible. � � � � �� � � � � � � First, the committee has secured the services of an outstanding chief counsel, Richard A. Sprague; he is one of the most, effective and respected investigators in the country today. The committee has also been able to hire a team of exceptionally able investigators, research-ers and attoineys. There is absolutely no doubt that Mr. Sprague and his Staff can .conduct a completely independent, dispassionate, objective, and thoroughly professional study, given time and adequate support. In the very short time available,. the committee has obtained *a substantial amount of information and evidence, and placed these under its control. Researchers and investigators have compiled, .and indexed an immense amount amilerial, initiated some invest imitions, and most important., prepared the ground for the sustained effort ahead. � .- . . . . Second, the committee has defined its job and has a clear idea of how it is to be accomplished. � . The committee does not, intend to provb or. disprove any theory concerning the assassinations it will study. Instead,- the committee will conduct a.completely new, independent study. It will begin with the events, take the evidence available, verify that evidence, and reach reasonable conclusions based .on the available evidence: no more, no less. . . . . I recognize that an approach of this kind will entail a substantial amount of money, and will require a large number of people; more-over, a study of this kind will take time, and cannot be subject to any deadlines. To have any meaning, the investigation must rely On unimpeachable integrity. To do less than a completely thorough job Nvopld be to accomplish nothing at all. � IThe committee is unanimous in its conclusion that it must be able to rely completely on its own resources. We know that lid iber the FBI nor CTA connerated fully �..itli the Warren Commission; may� know that the FBI Director in 3968 had passionate feelings against Dr. Martin Luther King�feelings that. might well have been�.:xellected in less than object we work by his subordinates. The- deeisiOn of the committee to rely on its .own Staff rather than Executive 'agencies does not reflect on the integrity or efficiency of those agencies; but we are determined that this be a completely independent study, net in any way affected by the interests of any agency or group. � (t)) 11 Investigations of. any kind are expensive. Few people, perhaps few of my colleagues, realize how costly even a simple investigation .can .be. The scope or this study, and the fact that evidence and Nvitnesse,-; are scattered far and wide, the complexity of carrying out two major homicide Investigations at once, will make this a very expensive effort. But 1 am satisfied that the study must be inde-pendent, nmst be thorough, and that every finding must be as thor-oughly verified as humanely possible, or the entire effort will be meaningless. Third, the committee has dernonstrided its competence. In. the Very short amount, of time it, has laid availablel the conunittee has accom-plished miracles of organization, defined its Nv ork, and begun an ex-tremely complex set of investigations. It is difficult to imagine how it could have accomplished more tan it, has, especially under. (lie very adverse conditions it has been forced' to operate under. � . � I believe the.committee has demonstrated that it has a reat.task to accomplish. If it is permitted to proceed, the Committee can settle hundreds of questions about the murder of President Kennedy and that of Dr. King. Beyond that, the committee can shed.light.on the ltn.ger issue of political murder mid vielence:W e slidiilaYf6t-foreg'et that natiVw -esciipes; no Member of the House should forget that the Capitol Building was bombed; and no Member of the House should forget that we live and work under increasingly 'tight security measures. . It is necessary today to have a vast police force in and around the Capitol. It, is necessary to have television monitors on every door.' It. is necessary to have parcels X-rayed. Every 'airline passenger must be subjected to an electronic search for metal, and baggage carried aboard airplanes, and even into board-ing areas, must 14.X.-rayed., 'Visitors to the Supreme Court must be cleared. New gates and increasingly sophisticated surveillance devices surround and protect the White House. A whole new polic& force is employed to prot ect Embassies. All of this reflects an age of political violence; all or it, has come about since 1963. All of it, shows that we have not learned the answer to the crucial question: Why? � That, as I see lit, is .the ultimate task of the Select Committee�to find out not just what happened, but why. If we can answer that question, it may be possible to end political violence, and begin taking down the security measures that repress all of us, and represent a genuine threat to /ree government. :Political violence is not inevitable,- and it, is not inexplicable. 'The Select Com-mittee may, rind I hope will, shed light on why these events took place, and why they shadow all our lives, even today�and how we can begin to end political violence and the omnipresent threat of it, which is, in fact, a threat to free government itself. � . HENRY B. GONZALEZ. � 1: SUPPLEMENTAL VIEWS OF CONGRESSPERSONS LOUIS � STOKES, WALTER E. FAUNTROY, 'YVONNE BRATH-. WAITE BURKE, AND HAROLD E. FORD The purpose of these supplemental views is to strongly emphasize our concurrence in therecommendation contained in the committee's report. In our opinion, the House of Representatives took a giant step. toward restoring the faith of the American people in their Govern-ment when, in. the 94th � CongresS, it passed House Resolution 1540 by a majority vote of 2S0 to 65 and established the Select Committee on Assassinations. Just this past week, the latest Gallup Pool told us that SO percent of the American people do not, believe that either Lee Harvey Oswald or James Earl 1Zny acted alone in the murders of President john F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They feel that their Government has not told them all that it knows or that it is in position to find out about the brutal assassinations of two of the most important leaders of the Post World War H era. .� The following article appeared in the Washington Post on December 26, 1976, and read as follows: � � As the House Select Cominittee on Assassinations begins its investigations, the overwhelming_majority_of .Amencans behc that others.besid era &Harvey -0 swi0 .ve re: e d in the assassination. of President Kennedy in Dallas on No-._ � vember 22, 1963-.--- . In the latest survey, just completed, SO. percent, think � others were involved in the assassination, while only 11 per-.� cent think Oswald acted alone. Nine percent do not express an opinion. Persons with a college background, while overwhelm-ingly of the opimon that ionie form of conspiracy was in-volved, are less inclined to hold. this 'View than -are persons with less than a college background: � � Approximately one-half of the survey respondents who believe others were involved did not name a.speeitle group. Among those who didithowever, Cuba orPrenuer Fidel Cas..1.0 �were mentioned_ inesit_ often. Offi-ef��� responses frequently given are "the MafiaP ."Communists," � and the -Centra") � Intelligence...Agency. The snifieTiurvey also shows that, few Ameriean-;1�).e-l;e. James Earl Ray acted on his own in the assassination of the Revelled Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. in :Nlemphis on April 4, 1968. Only 18 percent hold this view, while 69 per-cent, think others were involved and 13 percent do not express an opinion. An investigation into the assassinations�of Kennedy and King was recently begun by the newly established House Select Committee=on Assassinations�the sixth to be con-ducted on a large scale by Government officials since Ken-nedy was assassinated. (12) 13 - Thus, in the case of the death of President Kennedy, in spite of the Warren Commission investigation and the investigations by other Federal agencies and the 'U.S. Congress, the final reports to the American people have lacked the thoroughness to allay their sus-picions that a conspiracy existed which has not yet been uncovered. In the case of James.Earl Ray and the King murder, the same general suspicions exist. The threshold inquiries made into these two deaths by our present committee do not provide the answers to these rumors, theories, and suspicions. If these fears, theories, suspicions, and - rumors are to be put to rest and if the confidence of the American people is to be restored in the investigative agencies of their Govern-- ment, a thorough, competent and objective investigation into each of these deaths is an absolute necessitY:. � . This committee has proceeded in that vein. The committee has selected Mr. Richard Sprague, a prom'inent prosecuting attorney as chief counsel and director of its staff. He is in the process of estab-lishing a staff of attorneys, investigators, and administrative personnel who are capable of exhibiting the highest degree of coMpetence and professionalism in the enormous task of investigating two murders. The Warren Commission was able to avail itself of the investigative personnel of numerous agencies such as the FBI, CIA, the Secret Service the Justice Department, the State Department, and the Internal Revenue Service. : � � . . The integrity of � the result s; of the investigation by the Select Committee on Assassinations will be predicated upon a thorough, objective, fair, and impartial investigation by professional personnel, who will be independent and will be free from the taint of "investigat-ing themselves. It is imperative, therefore, that these minimum �staff and budget recommendations which are being requested be .granted by the 95th Congress. If in the final analysis we have been able to luilp restore the faith and confidence of the American people in their- Government, this Congress will have justified the .costs and will have endeared itself to the people whom we serve. � � � ...LOUIS STOKES. � WALTER E. FAUNTROY. YVONNE BRATHWAITE BURKE. HAROLD E. FORD. � a SUPPLEMENTARY VIEWS OF: CONGRESSMAN � � CHARLES � 'PHONE � � I am in basic agreement with the Report of .thoSeleet Committee on Assassinations to the 94th Congress. I do, however, Wish to make the following 'observations. � Unless this Select Committee maintains complete credibility with the American public, its efforts will be in vain. Anything that sub-tracts from the faith and Confidence that the people Of the United States have, in this committee will greatly diminish the value of its finrd _report. Therefore, I have been deeply concerned by the tendency of a majority on the committee to conduct far too man meetings in executive session. I grant there will be some matters coming before the conamittee that should be heard in executive sessions. Examples of such matters are testimony that :would endime...er the national security and, in special investigative hearings, such -testimony or evidence that would tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate an individual who might be innocent. By and large,' however, we can only serve the public well through _conducting. our sessions after adequate notice and in public. � �� . . . . At the December 17, 1970, meeting of the committee, a motion which I introduced was adopted unanimously by: those present. It �specifically provides in the reconstruction resolution of this committee for the 95th Congress that the committee, at its first meeting in 1977, must 'adopt rules for its conduct and that those � rules 'must be in accordance with House of Representatives rules. Rule XI provides that every committee of the House shall Adopt written rules governing its procedure, and Rule Xt 2(g)(1) provides that "Each meeting For the transaction of business, including the markup of legislation, of each standing committee or subcommittee thereof shall be open to the public except when the 'committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a -.quorum .present, deter-mines by racial Vote that all or Part of the remainder of the Meeting on that day shall be closed to the public." Other meeting rules cover proper notice, specified record keeping' and some very limited excep-tions to open sessions. We can and must follow both the letter and spirit of these rules. Yes, by all means _this Select Committee on Assassinations must operate scrupulously and diligently wipin the rules of the House. Furthermore, we must strive, within the rules, to:�be. 'open awl ac-cessible to the public and their representatives, the news media. For this committee, credibility is everything. � And eredibility will best be served, as usual, by conducting public. business in public. � CIIAltiLS MUNE. (14) � ADDITIONAL 'VIEWS OF CONGRESS:\ IAN CIE RISTOPIIE.R. ' J. DODD "Independence, thorouglmess, and openness" mnst be the guiding principles of these new investigations into the assassinations in Presi-dent John F. Kennedy and the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. by our House Select.Committee on Assassinations. � � In endorsing this report; � I would 1i:;t9 to take. thiS op p o r tun; ty to elaborate On these themes, and to undeiseore their importance to the ultimate Success or failure of our efforts. I also want to share my personal views on �these inquiries, as the committee begins this ambi-tious undertaking. � . � As an early .cosponsor of congressional resolutions calling for. this Select Committee, I have long felt that there remain .m any imanswered questions surrounding these assassinations�expecially questions about the roles, of the Federal agencies .charged with investigating these terrible crimes.. � The specific questions highlighted in this report. as to the conduct. of the Central intelligence Ageney, and its apparent knowledge of sOrne of Lee Harvey Oswald's activities in ..Nlexico before the Kennedy assassination, are examples of just such continuing concerns. � Another example underscored in this document is the question of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's reported surveillance of Dr. King, and whether FBI agents were in Memphis and near the civil rights leader at the time of his death. The House .Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Iti(ghts, on which I serve and, which has oversight responsibility for the FBI, fomul it necessary last year to hold hearings about that agency's activities before and .after President Kennedy's as,sassination. After taking part in those hearings, I can say our subcommittee raised more new � questions about, the FBI and the assassination than we received answers to old ones. � Since then, other pressing legislative responsibilities�such us FBI surveillance guidelines and bankruptcy law reforms�prevented our Judiciary Subcommittee, from pursuing these new questions, and the unanswered old ones, as fully as would have been desired. The allegations of possible conspiracies, and of the possible with-� holding of evidence, are more of the many additional questions about these assassinations which should be laia to rest once and for all, so that these tragic chapters in American history can at last. be closed. I think this new, Select Committee represents a unique opportunity for Congress and the American people to finally resolve the issues st�ill surrounding these murders, and I would hope the committee will be' able to provide the answers to all these continuing questions. However, it must- be pointed out. that this committee-could, after its lengthy, exhaustive inquiries, still reach the Same conclusions about these assassinations that other investigating bodies have before us. -Or- this committee might arrive at. far different conclusions. (15) I. � 16 The American people have a right to know the full stories behind these assassinations. They have a right to know the motives and reasons for them, bow these deeds were accomplished, and who truly Wfls responsible for them. This Committee, then, has a great responsibility to fulfill, and the ways it accomplishes this task are of the utmost importance. It is here where "Independence, thoroughness, and openness' count the most. "Independence"As mentioned before in these views and in the body of this report, major criticisms of past investigations- of these assassinations locus heavily on the activities of the Federal justice and intelligence agencies charged with conducting the initial criminal inquiries. S � In light of the fact that these Federal agencies could be the subject of part of our investigation, it would be wholly inappropriate to em-ploy their services as has been done in past assassination studies. Such reliance On these agencies would prejudice the necessary impartiality and credibility of our inquiries. Therefore, it is crucial to the success of this committee that it retain an experienced, professional investigative and legal staff completely independent fro�n these Federal Government agencies. This great need for an independent staff is the primary reason why the proposed committee budget totals what it does. . � "Thoroughness"�I am pleased that the members of this commit-tee, and its staff, are committed to pursuing every possible avenue of investigation and every conceivable theory and lead about these as-sassinations. . . . ,� � This determination to find definitive answers, if they exist, to all the questions surrounding the assassinations is significant, because the committee's work must withstand the tests of time which other in-vestigations apparently have failed to pass. In 10, 20, 30, or 100 years after the end of our inquiries, the American people should not have to face the doubts aboug these crimes which exist today. Our committee must go about its deliberations in the most consid-ered and careful Manner possible�eschewing making judgments and conclusions until all the evidence is gathered and evaluated. It is staff essential that the committee and approach� these inquiries with completely open minds, so as to avoid possible. charges .from any quarter that we are being less than objective. . Centrn11,9 the_ thorourdei,s of our investiontions will be the neces-sity to obtain confidential AensitiveLor classified mateiliir fi(7172.retie-Fill agencies. In this reourd tbeleve the committee shoold'ilin�ai-fUll* iii-latinThiclosure of all relevanl documents in raw, rather than _gatesjsr excised, form., The committee should have the unlimited opportunity to inake an indepelialfcliffaTillSr-siS Of therliiairrientic arida should not any preseketjon_sis_sereening of information by any a glin y, Acceptance oteditettor_screeneiIinformation ceuhl iardize the independence of thocommitteo's nv.estigations and could raise the possibilities of per-isiforintaicgl lifting withheld by the agencies. � To obtain the necessary ravigimation and documents, the Select. Committee should avoid the past experiences of other congressional bodies whiclurdde 'treaties" with Niteral agencies nbotit access to�inform:101km.. �S : : C) 17 The requiroments of a thorough, independent investigation must not be compromised away through "treaties,"�ad the commit tee must be .willing.to.em]iloy.all-aPPi�OPiiati!--iiiilans,.iiicliiill�tig FcTiitsfiTTpl" of CcingreSS citationS, to Obtaiii�aeded hifokinaticaiTTlid�Ceraiiit tee furthermore iiiiiSt be Willing to vigorously pursue shbrioriiaS 'aria "ion:. tempt citations to the fullest legal extent possible in its efforts to, secure relevant information. � In insisting on total disclosure of relevant agency information relating to the assassinations, the committee must recognize a para-mount responsibility to ensure the safekeeping and confidentiality of such materials through whatever elaborate security measures and personnel clearance procedures are necessary. The act of ."leaking'..".., any such materials .should face the most seVere penalties also. . Lastly in the area of "thoroughneiis," I would caution Ale American people to also avoid reaching premature conclusions about the nature, � progress and results of the committee's examinations. � � It Would be misleading for the public, to view committee�delibera-tions and hearings about specific. allegations, observations, theories, � � et cetera regarding � the assassinations as official endorsements of the � validity of these pieces.of information. ' Until any intemn or final committee reports set forth conclusive findings from the investigations, any deliberations and hearing* and their contents, should be viewed as part of the overall process by:Which we are attempting to determine the truthfulness. or falsity or. all.this � information. . "Openness"�Clearly, the question whether to hold meetings and hearings in public or in closed session is one Of the most difficult with.. which the committee must deal. The obligation has, as an arm or a. public institution, Congress, to do its business in public must be balanced by the need to protect the confidentiality of certain sensitive information. � � I believe that a meeting or a hearing of our committee should be � closed only when it has been demonstrated that an executive session is necessary to: . . � � � � (1) sprotect the constitutional rights and safety of witnesses; (2) avoid jeopardizing the ongoing investigations, such as by � - � . 'risking loss of potential evidence; and,. (3) safeguard national defense information. Any decision to close a meeting or hearing should be made by a rollcall, rather than a voice, vote. During the course of the committee's investigations, .as plateaus are reached where significant evidence has been verified, allowing various conclusions to be drawn, then it would seem proper for the committee to hold open sessions, or to issue interim reports, to keep the public informed of its work. This committee has an obligation to conduct as much of its business as possible in open sessions, where the American people can follow our investigations and judge for themselves how well or poorly we are discharging our responsibilities. Such openness, I submit, is essential to establishing the credibility of our committee and of the results of its investigations.-The American people should have the opportunity to observe how. � the members of this committee question witnesses. The 'public should M .�� � 18 be afforded as many insights as possible into the actual workings of the investigations, because _such participation will mean that our final ,conclusions will be more credible to all-Americans. Dining floor debate on the House resolution establishing the com-mittee, a major argument in its favor was that, unlike past. investiga-tions, we would allow the people to oversee our deliberations. Such 'openness, it was argued, would help to. quell public mistrust of. Congress and of our governing process, in general. This argument remains .valid today. Our committee might finally Conclude that past investigations of the Kennedy and 'Ring nssassinations were correct in their findings, thus rejecting the many alternative theories now circulated. Or we might show some of these theories to be ccrrect. \*Vhat is as important here as any specific conclusion we might reach, is that we allow a reasonable, open process to work, and that we demonstrate to the people that we are givinf, each and every theory thorough scrutiny before accepting or rejecting it. In this way, no �one in the future, will be able to challenge the committee's integrity and responsibility, as past investigations have been challenged. To further demonstrate the committee's commitment to conducting an open inquiry, and to allow discussionin the near future of the best way to Strike a balance between- our public obligation, and the need to maintain a-Certain level of Confidentiality,'I Again would urge the committee to draft a comprehensive policy statement or set of rules dealing with these issues. Policy or committee rule.s regarding the --handling of sensitive documents, and statements to the press by individual members, also should, be proposed for dismission. Such rules cr policies should be debated and voted on by the committee at an open session early next year. . � In summary, I feel that the Select. Committee has made a productive beginning, and by this report, has deManstrated that it should be reconstituted as quickly as possible in. the 95th Congress to allow the .investigations to proceed without a loss, of continuity or momentum. I urge all my colleagues in Congress to support such a reestablishment of the committee. . . � . . � Furtherinore, I believe that only through independence, thorough-ness,. and openness will the committee earn and continua to. receive . the full support of the American people to�pursue these deliberations along Whatever paths the investigations might lead, including the firm � steps -needed to �enforce subpoenas .and- contempt, Of Congress - citations. � � . � And 'it will he. only by folrowing� these guiding principles that, the committee, and its work, will:be acceptable -to the American people as providing proper answers to the disturbing questions which still surround the assassinations of President, John F. Kennedy and. The Reverend Martin Liithr Kin(' Jr. � � CHRTSTOVIMIt J. DODD. 0 � . � . 10 February 1977 CIA and the Investigations of the Assassination of President Kennedy 1. From the day of the assassination of President Kennedy by Lee Harvey Oswald, and in support of the varioug inquiries that have been conducted subsequently, CIA has contributed to.the considera-tions of the various investigative authorities. 2. Immediately following President Kennedy's assassination on 22 November 1963, CIA conducted an intensive inquiry into informa- . tion that it had concerning Lee Harvey 0Swald. A number of overseas stations were tasked to provide such intormation as they might rhave, with the station in Mexico City receiving .special attention because of Oswald's visit there from,27 September through 3 Octoter 1963. With the appointment of the President's Commission on the Assassina-tion of President Kennedy (theiss-l-en) CIA functioned in support of that investigation. CIA reporting was provided to the FBI, and extensive materials were supplied to the Warren Commission in response to its various requests and lines of inquiry. 3. The next full-scale investigations were conducted in 1975. The first of these was by the Commission on CIA Activities Within the United- States (the Rockefeller Commission). Staff members were � given access to Agency files concerning Oswald and the Warren Com-mission investigation. A number of special studies were prepared for the Rockefeller Commission on questions of special interest. The final report of the Rockefeller Commission devoted a cIALtsiz_to Allegations Concerning the Assassination of PTesident Kennedy (Chapter 19).� That-chapter noted that allegations had been made that the CIA participated in the aSsassination of President Kennedy and "concluded there was no credible evidence of any CIA involvement:" 4. Also in 1975 the U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Govern-mental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (the Church Committee) conducted a study of alleged assassination plots involving foreign leaders, on which an interim report was published on 20 November 1975. The Church Committee also conducted a study of the performance of the intelligence agencies during the investigation by the Warren Commission, on which it published a report dated 23 April 1976 (The Investigation of the Assassination of President J6E-F. Kennedy: Performance of the Intelligence Agencies). Various questions raised in this report have led to an extensive research effort by CIA in an attempt to address those unresolved questions on which the Agency has some record. This research has proved a major undertaking which is still in process; an interim report is presently being prepared. 5. In September 1976, the House of Representatives approved the formation of a Select Committee on Assassinations, originally chaired by Representative Downing who was succeeded by Representative__Gonzalez at the begiffliTrifeif the current session. The Committee's staff, - headed by Chief Counsel and Staff DIrector Richard A._aprAgue, conducted some brief preliminary investigations at the end of the last session of Congress and has issued a preliminary report. This brief report was principally designed to provide the basis for approval by the full Hoase of the continuation of the Committee and for a full staff and budget. The House has voted a two-mohtt) extension_at_a__ reduced budget and the Committee continues its dual_ investigations of the assassinations of President Kennedy and Reverend Martin Luther King. 6. CIA ha S had a number of preliminary meetings with Mr. Sprague concerntng working arrangements for access to classified information, including security standards and practice. 'Additionally, very limited classified information has been made available to Mr. Sprague bearing on issues selected for preliminary investigation. Pending completion of working arrangements, material released by CIA in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been passed to Mr. Sprague. An extensive review of these materials has been under-way since April 1976, for FOIA release; as additional documents are approved for release, copies will be delivered to Mr. Sprague. As soort as working arrangements are completed, and the Select Committee on Assassinations staff is organized, it is expected that committee staff members will have access to Agency files at CIA. At this time there are no outstanding requests from the Committee. 2

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